The Dutch keeper is having a blinder in this tournament. He made two telling saves from Robert Vittek before it was ruled that the Ajax player had conceded a penalty by impeding the Slovakian centre-forward. I'm not sure he did.

This kid gets better with every game. Lightning quick in recovery, confident on the ball and has an aggressive streak - all essential qualities for a defender. I'd be amazed if a Premier League club doesn't try to buy him soon.

They reckon good things come in small packages. The pocket-sized Bayern full-back was excellent against England. He hardly gave the ball away throughout the 90 minutes and led his team to a famous victory against the old enemy.

An erstwhile colleague recently said he would not have one German player in the England team. Well, here's one. Podolski may not have had a great season in the Bundesliga, but he has terrorised Australia and England.

The former German Under-21 international has made the step up brilliantly. He always makes himself available to the man on the ball, can see the pass and score goals. Watch out Frank Lampard, I've seen the future.

Much more comfortable in his favoured central position, here was another German who dribbled rings around our so-called 'golden generation'. No sulks about losing the Champion League final, altitude or fatigue. He just got on with it.

He has waited to burst on to the scene and he has done that in spectacular fashion. Robben has given his team a dynamic they never had previously in this competition. Watch out Brazil, this is a very different Holland.

The finishing touch to a very good but defensive-minded Brazil team. Links beautifully with Kaka and Robinho and loves scoring goals. The boy from Sevilla is never afraid to have a pop at goal from anywhere.

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